Federal Grants by Agency
Federal grant universe organized by the agencies that administer it. Each guide covers the agency's grant-making sub-agencies, top CFDAs administered, typical applicants, agency-specific application strategy, and common pitfalls. Cross-linked with CFDA reference pages and audience guides.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS is the largest federal grant-making agency by dollar volume, funding everything from biomedical research at NIH to community mental-health services at SAMHSA, FQHC operating support at HRSA, child welfare at ACF, and elder services at A...
Read the guide →U.S. Department of Education (ED)
ED administers Titles I-IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Higher Education Act, and a network of discretionary research and innovation grants through the Ins...
Read the guide →Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD is the federal government's primary housing and community-development funder. The bulk of HUD dollars flow as formula funds through state and local governments (CDBG, HOME, ESG); direct competitive grants (Choice Neighborhoods, CoC, Sec...
Read the guide →U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA is far broader than agriculture. Through Rural Development, USDA is one of the largest funders of rural community facilities, water/sewer, broadband, and housing. NIFA funds extension and agricultural research at land-grant universitie...
Read the guide →Department of Justice (DOJ)
DOJ administers grants supporting state and local criminal justice, victim services, juvenile justice, tribal justice, and violence-prevention work. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and COPS Offi...
Read the guide →Department of Labor (DOL)
DOL administers workforce-development, training, and employment-support grants — primarily through formula allocations to state workforce boards, plus discretionary competitions for specific populations (apprenticeships, dislocated workers,...
Read the guide →National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF funds basic and applied research across mathematics, physical sciences, life sciences, computing, engineering, social sciences, education, and STEM workforce. The 'broader impacts' criterion is uniquely NSF — every proposal must articul...
Read the guide →Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA grants fund environmental quality programs across air, water, waste, and toxics — plus environmental-justice, brownfields, and clean-air-monitoring discretionary competitions. The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure La...
Read the guide →Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE funds basic energy science, applied energy R&D, demonstration projects, and large clean-energy infrastructure grants. The IRA and IIJA substantially expanded DOE grant flows — Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), Loan Programs ...
Read the guide →Department of the Interior (DOI)
Interior administers grants supporting tribal governments, public-lands stewardship, fish and wildlife conservation, historic preservation, and outdoor recreation. The largest grant streams flow to tribes through the Bureau of Indian Affair...
Read the guide →Department of Commerce — EDA, NIST, NOAA, MBDA
Commerce grant-making spans economic development (EDA), advanced manufacturing (NIST), oceans and atmospheric research (NOAA), and minority-business development (MBDA). EDA's Tech Hubs, Recompete, and Build Back Better Regional Challenge ar...
Read the guide →NEA, NEH, IMLS — Arts and Humanities
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) are the three federal cultural-sector grant-makers. While individually smaller than HHS or HUD, they...
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